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Psalm 107:29

He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

27They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
28Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
29He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
31Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
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Notice

The change from storm to still waves marks the moment when sailors at their wits’ end receive help beyond their own strength.

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What stands out to you about the sailors’ cry coming before the waves grow still?

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Where, if anywhere, do you recognize the sailors’ helplessness in your own life?

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What would you want to say to God while still waiting for calm?

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Mark 4:39He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.The storm becomes calm in both passages; Mark describes Jesus rebuking the wind and commanding the sea.
Matthew 8:26He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.Both passages describe a storm becoming calm, with Matthew naming Jesus as the one who rebukes the wind and sea.
Psalm 65:7You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.Both psalms describe God stilling the waves, while Psalm 65 also names the turmoil of the nations.
Luke 8:23–25But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.Danger on the water connects these scenes: Luke describes a boat taking on water, while the psalm describes the storm's end.
Psalm 89:9You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.Both psalms name God's power to calm waves, and Psalm 89 states his rule over the sea.
Jonah 1:15So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.The sea stops raging in both accounts; Jonah describes the calm coming after the sailors throw him into the water.
John 3:8The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”The shared thread is weather imagery: John uses wind to speak of birth by the Spirit; the psalm describes a storm becoming calm.
Ecclesiastes 1:6The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.Both describe weather, but Ecclesiastes traces the wind's recurring course while the psalm tells of God calming a storm.
Where this verse fits

Anxiety or panic. answered prayer. fear for the future.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 107:29 aloud before naming one trouble

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Encouragement

The psalm gives no timetable for the end of your trouble. It tells of the Lord who hears distressed sailors and makes their waves still.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).